Combined rail chair and joint.



J. GARAY.

COMBINED RAIL CHAIR AND JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1914.

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JOHN GARAY, 0F FILIBERT, WEST VIRGINIA.

COMBINED BAIL CHAIR AND JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed September 21, 191%. Serial No. 862,758.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN GARAY, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Filbert, in the county of McDowell and State of lVestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedRail Chairs and Joints, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a combined rail chair and joint and has forits object to provide a device of such class, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, for securing the meeting ends of a pair of track railstogether, at the same time providing for the necessary expansion andcontraction due to climatic conditions.

i1 further object of the inven'tion'is to provide a combined rail chairand joint formed of a plurality of sections, having inner engaging meansfor clamping the sections to a pair of track rails, and further havingmeans engaging in the track rails to prevent lateral, longitudinal, andvertical movement with respect to the said sections.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a combined rail chairand joint which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong,durable, eificient and convenient in its use, readily set up andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel con struction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of apair of track rails, broken away showing the adaptation thereto of acombined rail chair and joint in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the combined splice bar and chair section ofthe rail joint. Figs. 3 and a are perspective views of one of themembers of the clamping section ofthe combined rail chair and joint.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a locking member for the members of theclamping section. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the manner ofassembling the clamping sections.

Referring to the drawings in detail 6 and 7 denote a pair of track railsand each includes a head 8, a web 9, and a base 10.

The rail chair and olnt consists of a chair section and a clampingsection and said chair. section consists of a chair plate 11,

cut away at one side, to provide a pair of V oppositely extending spacedprojections 12. The other side of the chair plate ll'has formed integraltherewith a vertically disposed flange 13, which terminates in aninwardly extending base flange 1 1, and a vertically disposed splice bar15, which has formed on its inner face a pair of inwardly extending pins16, 17. The base flange 1-1- is spaced from the base 11, as well asextending substantially parallel therewith, thereby providing a pocket18 for the reception of one side of the bases 10 of the track rails,when the track rails are mounted upon the plate 11. The plate 11 is ofgreater width than the width of the bases 10 of the track rails wherebysaid projections 12 will be alined exteriorly with respect to said bases10.

When the track rails 6, 7, are mounted upon the chair plate 11, the pins16, 17, ex-

tend through openings 19 formed in the webs 9, as clearly illustrated inFig. 1, and said pins 16, 17 prevent longitudinal movement of the trackrails with respect to each other.

The clamping section consists of a pair of members which are hinged tothe plate 11 and each of said members consists of a bottom plate 20, anda top plate 21, the latter being of materially. less width than thebottom plate 20 and the said plates overlap and are connected togetherby a rounded coupling portion 22, which is of less length than thelength of said plates 20 and is flush with the inner ends of said plates20, there by providing cl arances 23. One outer. cor ner of the bottomplate 20 is connected to one outer corner of the top plate 21 by a pin24, the latterbeing arranged near the clearances 23. The pins 2% arepositioned in wardly with respect to the projections 12 whereby themembers of the clamping section are hinged to the plate 11. Each of thebottom plates 20 is formed with a seg ment-shaped slot 25 and extendinginto said slotsare lugs, as seen in Fig. 6 of the drawing, carried bythe lower face of the plate 11.

One of the members of the clam in sec 7 tion overlaps the other memberof the clamping section and both members of the clamping section overlapthe bases 10 or" the track rails and the chair plate 11 and When themembers of the clamping sections are in a position shown in F19. 1, theyare mamtained in such position by a pivoted locking member whichconsists of a bar26, pivoted as at 27, to the upper member 28' of theclamplng section and said bar 26 is provided I With a lug 29, which isadapted to engage in the slots 30 aline whereby the lug 29 can extendinto both of theslots and hold the members ot the clamping section inposition shown in Fig. 1. l/Vhen the device is ascan be swung outwardlyand the track rail sembled the clamping members are swung horizontallyabout the pins 2%. The members'of the clamping section, When the lockmgmember is moved to a released position,

removed.

'What i claimisz- 7 1. A combined rail chair and joint comprising achair plate formed with a vertically disposed splice bar having pinscapable of engaging in the ivebs of a pair of track rails,.said splicebar including a base overlapping the bases of the track rails, and aclampingsection consisting of a pair of members hinged to said chairplate and capable of being swung to overlap the bases of a track rail. p

2. A combinedvrail chair and joint comprising a chair plate formed witha verti cally disposed splice bar having pins capable of engaging in thewebs of a pair of track rails, said splice bar including a baseoverlapping the bases of the track rails, and a clamping sectionconsisting of a pair of members hinged to said chair plate and capableof belng swung to overlap thebases of atrack rail, and means for lockingsaid members together. y

In testimony whereof I mysignature FRANK Nomunrrs, ANDLT KIMAR.

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